Today's
word is: "embargo" = seizure
In
Spanish, “embargo”
is a masculine noun of Latin origin, with a similar meaning to its
English counterpart, but meaning also seizure,
freezing,
foreclosure
or repossession,
and used as in:
- El juzgado decretó el embargo de bienes (the court has ordered the freezing or seizure of assets);
- En la ONU se debate el embargo de armas a Libia (an embargo of arms to Libya is being debated in the UN)
The action word/ verb
“embargar” is a related word meaning to seize, as
in:
- El juzgado ha embargado todos sus bienes (the court has seized all his/ her assets)
The action word/ verb
“embargar” may also mean to feel something which
overwhelms us, as in:
- Hoy me embarga la felicidad (today I feel overwhelmingly happy)
- Hoy me embarga una gran tristeza (today I feel overwhelmingly sad)
- Esa noticia me embarga de tristeza (that news makes overwhelmingly sad)
Some
Spanish expressions with the word “embargo”
are:
- Levantar el embargo (to lift an embargo);
- Libre de embargo (free from restrictions/foreclosure, embargo-free)
- Sin embargo (however);
- Debería irme, sin embargo voy a quedarme (I should go, however, I am going to stay);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "embargo" in the YouTube clip: Olga
Roman & Joaquin Sabina- y sin embargo te quiero + y sin embargo
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “embargo”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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